Day One Patch Podcast is a video game podcast that looks at each week's video game news and how it will affect the industry through our own opinions and experience.

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Day One Patch Podcast is a video game podcast that looks at each week's video game news and how it will affect the industry through our own opinions and experience.
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7/29/2018
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Recent Episodes

July 5, 2026
Do Physical Games Still Matter?
<p>Sony has announced that new PlayStation games will stop releasing on physical discs beginning in 2028, marking one of the biggest shifts in gaming history. Meanwhile, PlayStation is preparing to close the PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita, while Xbox is testing a new disc-to-digital system that could help players preserve access to their physical game libraries. In this episode, we discuss what these changes mean for game ownership, collecting, preservation, and the future of physical media. Plus, Matt shares a Video Game Fun Fact about plug-and-play TV games and the unique game keys that powered them.</p>

June 28, 2026
Can Anyone Still Afford Gaming?
<p>This week on the Day One Patch Podcast, we kick things off with a Video Game Fun Fact exploring the Call of Duty games released on the PlayStation 2, how they compared to their HD counterparts, and the unique role they played during the transition to a new console generation.</p><p>Then we dive into the week's biggest gaming news, including Grand Theft Auto VI preorders and Canadian pricing, Valve's premium-priced Steam Machine, and Microsoft's latest Xbox console price increases. With game and hardware prices continuing to climb, we discuss whether gaming is becoming a luxury hobby and what these changes could mean for players going forward.</p><p>Plus, we wrap up the show with what we've been playing this week.</p>

June 21, 2026
Is the Honeymoon Phase of Asha Sharma's Xbox Over?
<p>This week we discuss reports that several beloved Xbox studios - including Ninja Theory and Double Fine - may be fighting to avoid closure as Microsoft continues its gaming division restructuring. What does this mean for creative, critically acclaimed games that don't necessarily become blockbuster hits?</p><p>We also examine reports that Xbox may be preparing to offer Buy Now, Pay Later payment options through services like Klarna and PayPal. Is this simply consumer convenience, or a worrying sign as gaming hardware and software become increasingly expensive?</p><p>Plus, we look at some of the best games released in 2026 so far and share what we've been playing.</p><p>And in this week's Video Game Fun Fact, we take a look at how arcades started, surged to popularity, mostly failed, and then somehow came back.</p>
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